FANIA Funeral services were held for Thomas F. Fania, 58, of Hutchinson, who died Nov. 11. Survivors include: two sons, Mark and Francis; two daughters, Mary: Swan and Sheliah Marie; all of Denver; a brother, Robert, Webster Grove, Mo.; and a sister, Stephanie Disher, Alton, Ill. Arrangements by Elliott Mortuary.

[The Catholic Advance, Wichita, KS, 24 Nov 1983, Thu, Page 3]

[courtesy of Michelle Adams-Menley]

This photo taken in 2017 shows a long forgotten temporary grave marker for Thomas F. Fania in Pilot Knob Catholic Church Cemetery, Pilot Knob (Iron county), Missouri.

Thomas enlisted in the Army at Jefferson Barracks, MO on 17 April 1944 and served in Company G, 508th PIR